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# Priory Hall

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# Belmayne
Repair work needed at homes in Dublin housing estate
The Belmayne properties are missing an important fire safety component.
# Priory Hall
Supreme Court to hear Priory Hall case in April
Residents say they now have just two months to find a housing solution and avoid insolvency.
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall is 'a symptom of mess government has inherited' - Taoiseach
In one of his first public comments on the plight of the Priory Hall residents, Enda Kenny said it was “absolutely outrageous” that the apartment block was built in the first place.
# Priory Hall
ESB not cutting power to Priory Hall complex
Residents had expressed concern that cutting off power would lead to further deterioration of the condition of their homes.
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall residents protest property stalemate
Residents and their reporters rallied in Donaghmede today over continued uncertainty surrounding the Priory Hall apartment complex.
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall residents 'no closer to a solution'
The private residents were ordered out of their homes four months ago after serious fire safety fears about their properties were brought to light.
# Priory Hall
Hogan: 'Inappropriate' of me to meet with Priory Hall residents
Phil Hogan says it’s his job to bring in the appropriate housing legislation, but the enforcement of those laws is not up to him.
# Bankruptcy
Court adjourns application for Priory Hall developer's bankruptcy
The High Court adjourns an application making Thomas McFeely bankrupt in Ireland, so that his UK bankruptcy can be challenged.
# Bankruptcy
Priory Hall residents criticise McFeely's reported bankruptcy
Residents complain that Thomas McFeely will be out of debt in 12 months, while they face years of financial turmoil.
# Priory Hall
No meeting with Minister Hogan for Priory Hall residents
Despite a resolution from Dublin City councillors calling on both the Taoiseach and the Minister for the Environment to hear their story.
# Property
Council could offer Priory Hall residents €50,000 for apartments
But residents say they will reject any such offer as it would leave them homeless and force them into bankruptcy.
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall residents: Ours will just be the first case of many
Evacuated residents fear that Dublin City Council will also win their challenge not to pay for their temporary housing costs from 3 February.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
In tonight’s Fix: Priory Hall residents ask Taoiseach to intervene, a reprieve for the Irishmen who fought Hitler, watch out for 125kmh winds, and more…
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall residents ask Taoiseach to intervene
Emails show that Taoiseach says he will pass matter onto Phil Hogan – but Minister Hogan won’t meet with residents.
# Daily Fix
Daily Fix: New Year's Eve
On New Year’s Eve, we bring you a round up of the day’s main stories, including: Clarke and McIlroy make the honours list; a rise in callouts for the bomb squad; and copyright is lifted on James Joyce’s work.
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall residents tell McFeely: “We don’t wish you a Happy New Year”
In a hand-delivered letter, the residents told developer Thomas McFeely that their fight “is a fight for what is rightfully ours” and they will be “tenacious in the extreme” until they reach their goal.
# Priory Hall
Cost of temporary housing for Priory Hall residents to top €700,000
Dublin City Council has revealed that providing accommodation for the displaced residents of the unsafe complex will cost over €700,000.
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall residents say they won't pay household charge
As long as they are not living in their homes, residents of Priory Hall – who are in temporary accommodation – say they will not pay the household charge.
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall residents demand meeting with Minister for Environment
Environment Minister Phil Hogan has refused to meet with the residents of the doomed development saying that he “cannot interfere in individual cases”.
# Priory Hall
In pictures: Six weeks on, Priory Hall is a ghost town
It’s been almost two months since the residents of the Priory Hall in Donaghmede were told to abandon their homes – and here’s what the apartment complex looks like now.
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall residents concerned over Supreme Court appeal
Evacuees are worried that if Dublin City Council’s appeal is successful, they will be forced further into financial strife – and may even have to default on their mortgages.
# Priory Hall
Minister for Environment refuses to meet Priory Hall residents
Phil Hogan said that he “cannot interfere in individual cases”, despite the ongoing uncertainty for former residents of the Dublin apartment complex.
# Courts
Priory Hall developer granted stay on three-month sentence
The High Court had jailed and fined Thomas McFeely over his failure to carry out urgent remedial works on the Donaghmede apartment complex but he won a reprieve against the sentence.
# Courts
City council to appeal Priory Hall court order
Dublin City Council is to appeal an order forcing it to pay for alternative accommodation for the residents of the Priory Hall complex.
# Priory Hall
"No easy solutions" to Priory Hall, city manager warns
Dublin City Council is currently paying for the temporary accommodation of the evicted residents – but for how much longer?
# Priory Hall
High Court removes developer from Priory Hall
Despite the Court ordering Tom McFeely off the site, residents of the complex are still unsure about when and how the necessary works will be carried out.
# Priory Hall
Priory Hall residents sign leases for temporary housing
About 42 temporary alternative housing units have been found for residents of Priory Hall who had to leave their unsafe homes last month.
# Fire
Gardaí investigate fire close to Priory Hall apartment complex
Two houses near to the recently evacuated Priory Hall apartment complex in Donaghmede were damaged in a fire last night.
# Priory Hall
Displaced Priory Hall children will be bussed to old schools
Funding has been provided for a school bus to bring the children from their temporary accommodation.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
In tonight’s Fix: Aviva staff hit back at job cuts; Westlife call it a day; and which presidential candidate will be on your pumpkin?
# Priory Hall
NAMA suggests 332 apartments to be used for Priory Hall residents
NAMA hands handed over a list of properties which could be used to house residents, and will cover the cost of completion works.